Job Description

This is a new fixed term, 12 month post to support expansion of elective and emergency services. This is an opportunity to join a small but innovative and dynamic multi-disciplinary team providing ENT services at Wye Valley NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
The appointed doctor will work in outpatient clinics for both elective and emergency patients, aswell as assisting in theatre. The role will involve reviewing routine ENT referrals under the guidance of a consultant. Timetabled and dedicated time for administrative tasks and continuing professional development are included in the job plan. Time will be spent in theatre developing surgical skills, we would expect the appointed doctor to work towards competence in core elective and emergencyENT surgical procedures (E.g. tonsillectomy, grommet insertion, pharyngolaryngoscopy and foreign body removal).
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
23 May 2025
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Specialty Doctor
Salary
xc2xa359,175 to xc2xa395,400 a year Pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-GT-SDMS-7225129
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal specification for full details and proposed timetable or contact the Clinical Lead for more details Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and personal specification for full details and proposed timetable or contact the Clinical Lead for more details
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential

• Basic Medical Qualifications
• Full doctor's registration with the General Medical Council. Licence to Practice
• Post graduate qualification in ENT, MRCS (ORL), FRCS (ORL), DOHNS or equivalent

• Higher Degree (eg MD, PhD)

• At least 4 years full time post graduate training, (or equivalent on a part time or flexible basis), at least 2 of which are: ? In an ENT speciality training programme OR ? As a fixed term specialty trainee in ENT ? Shall have equivalent experience and competencies

• Minimum of 12 months doctors experience of working in the NHS
• Experience working in a busy department
• Ability to work / operate unsupervised
• Ability to make senior level clinical decisions
• Competent to perform basic ENT procedures (nasal packing, quinsy aspiration, micro suction etc)
• Experience in and participation in departmental audit

• Ability to independently perform basic ENT surgical procedures

• Basic Medical Qualifications
• Full doctor's registration with the General Medical Council. Licence to Practice
• Post graduate qualification in ENT, MRCS (ORL), FRCS (ORL), DOHNS or equivalent

• Higher Degree (eg MD, PhD)

• At least 4 years full time post graduate training, (or equivalent on a part time or flexible basis), at least 2 of which are: ? In an ENT speciality training programme OR ? As a fixed term specialty trainee in ENT ? Shall have equivalent experience and competencies

• Minimum of 12 months doctors experience of working in the NHS
• Experience working in a busy department
• Ability to work / operate unsupervised
• Ability to make senior level clinical decisions
• Competent to perform basic ENT procedures (nasal packing, quinsy aspiration, micro suction etc)
• Experience in and participation in departmental audit

• Ability to independently perform basic ENT surgical procedures